A Look At Back Pain Surgery

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Reasons To Have Back Pain Surgery: When all other forms of treatment have failed and you have no other route to take to alleviate the your back pain, it is time to consider back surgery. Although considered an elective form of surgery and very rarely classified as necessary most health insurance plans will cover back pain surgery. Back Surgery is never to be taken lightly and this is an option that you will want to discuss with your physician to weigh all the pros and cons. Types of conventional back surgery : Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF): A patient suffering from leg or back pain is a potential candidate for ALIF surgery. This back pain surgery is preformed to relieve the painful symptoms caused by the natural degeneration of the disc space. Laminectomy: Lumbar laminectomy is an operation performed on the lower spine to relieve pressure on one or more nerve roots. The term is derived from lumbar (lower spine), lamina (part of the spinal canal's bony roof), and -ectomy (removal). Some known problems with these forms of surgery: With this form of back surgery about 25% of the grafts do not take making it necessary to perform another fusion.** End Summary**

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